Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #1 on: December 22, 2020, 02:16:00 PM » Author: Rommie
You're on 220-240V, right..? I could probably find you a 70W ballast, does the lamp have an internal ignitor or do you need one of those as well..?
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	Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #3 on: December 22, 2020, 02:29:05 PM » Author: Rommie
Yes that looks fairly standard, a normal choke ballast will work for that, you'll need a proper ignitor though, these things need a few kV to get going  I'm pretty sure I have a spare ballast somewhere, I definitely know where there's an ignitor that will work. Let me know if you're struggling. Lamp specs are around 0.98A at 90V
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	Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #5 on: December 22, 2020, 02:44:11 PM » Author: Rommie
Well best of luck, don't blow yourself up, will you, it takes ages to get bloodstains off the walls
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	Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #6 on: December 22, 2020, 03:07:29 PM » Author: Bulbman256
Quote from: sox35 on December 22, 2020, 02:44:11 PM Well best of luck, don't blow yourself up, will you, it takes ages to get bloodstains off the walls  Can confirm, had a non electrical related accident as a kid that got blood everywhere, from my dad's testimony its very hard to clean, Edit: ask worldwide lighting collector if such a setup would work, he experiments with that sort of thing all the time.
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	Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #7 on: December 22, 2020, 03:15:22 PM » Author: Rommie
Quote from: Bulbman256 on December 22, 2020, 03:07:29 PM Can confirm, had a non electrical related accident as a kid that got blood everywhere, from my dad's testimony its very hard to clean Not only that, the cops always find it... erm....
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	Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #8 on: December 22, 2020, 04:07:24 PM » Author: Bulbman256
Quote from: sox35 on December 22, 2020, 03:15:22 PM Not only that, the cops always find it... erm....  Ok what did you do now? Did louie do it?
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	Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #9 on: December 22, 2020, 04:11:53 PM » Author: Rommie
Quote from: Bulbman256 on December 22, 2020, 04:07:24 PM Ok what did you do now? Did louie do it? You've certainly got him sussed
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	Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #10 on: December 22, 2020, 04:22:41 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Quote from: Bulbman256 on December 22, 2020, 04:07:24 PM Ok what did you do now? Did louie do it? I sent the first chapter of Space Munky to an author we have got to know, and included a picture of Louie. His response was that as a crime writer, he knew a dodgy character when he saw one.
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	Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #12 on: December 22, 2020, 04:30:12 PM » Author: Rommie
Very neat rig, shame it didn't work  I think you need a proper 3-wire ignitor, as I said I have one somewhere, also the correct ballast, let me know.
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	Re: What is the best alternative to an HPS gear? « Reply #13 on: December 22, 2020, 04:45:38 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
As SOX35 says, a Superimposed pulse ignitor provides more reliable ignition than a fluorescent starter since these ignitors are designed for HPS lamps due to their high voltage pulses. In addition, you might add a 13w PL-C choke to your paralleled F36 chokes to help drive your lamp to its proper current since 2 F36 chokes in parallel run the lamp at up to roughly 0.86a and this lamp needs at least 1.0a to operate. Since a 13w PL-C choke is designed for a roughly 0.17a lamp current, adding this choke would run your HPS lamp only slightly above its rated current at a total of about 1.03a.
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